Garment



Dec. 11 1923.

G. W. PEASE GARMENT Filed March 18 Arme/vini Patented Dec. 11, 1923.

UNITED A,STATES 'y GEORGE W. FRASE', '-OF YlPlT'ISFIELD, MASSACHUSETTS.

GABMENT.

Application filed March 18, 1921. Serial No. 453,1;23.

To all 'zn/2.0m t may eminem?, Y

Be it known that l, Geenen W. Perlen, a

citizen of the United States, and aV resident 0f Pittsfield, Vin the county et Berkshire and State of l\laesachusetts,have invented` a new :and useful Garment, of which Athe. following `1s a specification.l

:.The invention relates 'to Vapparel gan ments, and'inore particularly to knock-about or romper suitsvfor children7 and has for its objects toprovide a suit. which will be economical, which will haveV the advantages'of a union suit` in that it niay be placed upon the :person as an entirety, and in which the nether portion may be.Y separated from the upper' portion 'as with ordinary two piece suits.

A further Vobject isto provide asuit o'l the character .described which will be corn-` plete in itself, which willbe provided with -a sanitary drop flap, and in which strains and breakage due to movements .of Vthe wearer will be avoided or at least minimi-zed.

These and further objects will niore fully appear .in .the following specification and accompanying drawings corV yidered 4together or separately. V j One embodiment of the invention is illus trated in the accompanying drawings inv which like `parte in all'of the several figures are designated `by corresponding1v characters of reerencdand in which-4- f Figr. l isa front view of garment embodying theinventidn, one side ofthe Vskirt of the jaclretror blouse beingraised. 'y

2 is va similar viewof a `portion oi the garment showing. both sides ol the Vskirt raised. i

Fig. 3 is a detail sectional -view taken on the line 3 3 in Fig". l. Q

Fig. 4. is a detail section of the trousers taken on the'line 4 4. of Fig. 1. f

Fig. 5 is a back view of the garment. gFig. 6 is a section on the line 6-,6 o Fig. 5.` v Fig. 7 is a sectionof the trousers on the i 1in@ v-*zrof nig. 'rana Fig.l 8 isa 'detail view of a inodiied form ottab.` Q f Fig. 9 shows; a modified formy ot'fsuspender.

FigflO is a detail-'sectional viewsirnilar to Fig. 3 but showing a modified torni of front fastening.

In' the embodiment ofthe invention illus trated 1 designates a blouse orjaclet which preferablygalthough not necessarily, has a band 2 attached at or about the waist line to simulate abelt as in the well known Nor- :tollr 1`aclret. Theblouse is open from the,

top to the bottom at the front and may be secured .together by means of buttons 3 or other fastenings. Y' lo l, .Y

Securedto the inside of the front of the blouse and to one side of tlievvertical centerA thereof is .a tab 45. vThe ltab l is secured by its upper edge preferably about in line with the stitching at the loweredgeo the band 2. 'The tab entendsffrom aline below the centerof-the arm hole nearby to the1 center of the garment. The lower and side edges otthe tab are reeand unsecured rto the blouse. The tab is provided'with a plu'- rality otbuttonholes oas shown. l

A similar tab 6 is secured'to jthe'insideof the blouse at the opposite side of Athe iront opening therein. This tab 6 extends from a point belowv the arinholevon that side of the blouse to a point a short distance beyond the vertical'line of the front center of the'blouse. The tab 6 is provided with a plurality of button holes y7 one of which 7* is in alinement with the buttons 3 of theblouse when the latter is' buttoned. *Thestitching at the lower edge of the belt'. will vpass through ,the material of the coat and through the tabs 4 and 6., y Y Y v- Astra-p 8 is secured across the ba'clr'of jihe blouse on the inside thereof a short distance vabove the waistline and parallel to the band 2. The strap 8 is preferablyo the same n iaterial 'as that of the blouse and is stitched to the saine at the ends only of the strap as shownA at 9, that portion of the strap between the ends being free. Secured to the central unsecured portion ofthestrap is 'a depending tab yor suspender 10 having a buttonhole 11 near its lower end. i A

In conjunction with the blouse above described is employed a nether portion consisting of a pair ott knickerbockers 12, or trousers, as the casemaybe. The knickers are provided with a slit at each side. The slitsextend from the waistband downward tothe point 13 thus forming a sanitary drop,

seat 14. At each sideand in the slit, the

dropseat isprovded with a fold 16 which carries va button 15 adapted to engage a buttonhole in the front portion of the knickers.

The knickers are provided with the usual fly `front the Lupper button of which is adapted te passthrough a buttonhole at the Y waistband ofthe knickers and not be covered by the fly. The said upper button will, therefore, be exposed as is common. The buttonhole 7 is vadapted Vto engage over the said button between the overlapping portions of the waistband of the knickers.

Y.The waistband of the knickers carries buttons 17 and-18 for engagement with the buttonholes inthe tabs 4 and 6, and the back drop `*carriesy a button 19 for engagement with the buttonhole in the tab or suspender 10. L In addition thenback dropA may, if desiredcarry Vbuttons 20,77*' I`he buttons 17,

g v l.'18 and20 may be so located that the. usual l Y Suspenders may be 'applied to. themA when the' knickers are Worn without the blouse, or by means of such buttons the knickers may be Nsecured to the usual shirtwaist.

" Y The garment `Vi'villvhave the appearance of atwo piece suitand, when the blouse and fly fastenings are disconnected, `may be ldonned or removed ajsjaV unionsuit. When the lsuit is to be removedthe front of the blouse and thefly arefunbuttoned from theV neck to thecrotclfi, as in the usual'o11e`piece suit and,Y as' Athe 'buttonhole"(3l Ystill engages the upper 'ily kbutton theright'side to the blouse will still befsecuredto the right side Vso 'Y the knickers. AThe'garment is therefore, as

of the knickers while the left side'of the blouse isstill secured tothe left side of l Vfar asthe wearerfis concerned, a union suit andy possesses all 'of the advantages of s uch while possessing 'none of the disadvantages of 4that type of garment.

` The blouse will not vbeco'rjne soiled or worn as quickly'a's'willthe knickers and the` lat! ter maybe nlaundered or repairedindependi discarded,`thereby atleast doubling the life ently ot'the blouse, o'r 'new pair may be" appliedY to the blouse when the tirst pair is of the. blouse yas' 'compaiedto that ofthe uppercgpor'tion of "a true Yunion suit. Y

Y'The attachment of the 'back drop to the suspenderf10 will p'ermi't'ofthe wearer bending over'without causing undue strain on the button, 'as when the wearer bends the unatta'ched portion of thestrap 8 will be pulled downward vand thee'nds thereof will be drawn toivardV each other thus 'lengthening the distance 'between the top of the back withA thebiouse;

YWhile the invention is illustrated asapfplied toa boys play suit, it. isto be understood that the same vmay Vbe carried out in A'connecti'oli with lother garments and particul'arly :with pajamas. c

drop andy points 'of attachment of the band able from the garment, as shown in Fig. 8.

.Vhen the tabs 4 and G arc buttoncd or otherwise secured to the trousers, the garment is as much a union suit as is any union suit having a back drop. The buttons 1T and 18, or other forms of fasteners such as snap fasteners similar to those used on gloves, which may be employed instead of the buttons, need not be disturbed except when the garment is to be separated for washing, repairing or replacement of one of its members.

Instead of employing the strap 8 and the suspender 9, the buttons 20 may each be removably secured to a tab 21 stitched or otherwise secured to the inside oi the back ofthe coat, one on each side of the vertical center line thereof, as shown in Fig. 9.

In Fig. 10 is shown a modification in which instead of thetab 6 extending to the fly opening, a separate tab 22 is secured to the coat in line with the buttons 3. This tab depends inside of the trousers and is fastened to them by the button 7^ and preferably by means of an additional button or other fastening 23 as shown.

Instead of securing the tabs to the back of the garment and to the belt, the lower edge of the belt may be secured to the garment below the stitching which secures the tab in place, whereby said stitching will be concealed. Y

What is claimed is 1. An Varticle of the character described, comprising a blouse portion and a trousers portion, a. depending element secured by one edge thereof to the inside of the blouse portion at approximately the waist line, means for detachably securing the trousers to the element, the blouse being open from the neck to, the bottom edge thereof, the trousers having a. ily opening in alinement with the blouse opening whereby when the portions are attached one to the other there will be an opening from neck to crotch. one end oF said element extending into the fly opening.

vand means for removably securing the said end in position in the front. center line of the garment. a

2. An article oi'; thc character described, comprising a blouse portion adapted to bc opened at the front from the neck to the bottom thereof and a trousers portion having a fly opening, a series of horizontally spaced elements each 'stitched along one Vedge thereof to the inside of the blouse and depending therefrom at approximately the waist line, a belt stitched to the outside. of

the blouse at approximately the waist line,

there being detachable means for securing the trousers to the elements on o )posite sides of the front center line of t e garment whereby the garment as a whole will be open Vfrom neck to crotch. one of said ele ments extending into the fly opening and being detachably secured to the waistband of the trousers in said fly opening and be concealed by the outer fly Hap.

3. An article of the character described, comprising a blouse having a belt secured thereto, an element stitched to the inside of the blouse at each Vside of front opening therein, the upper edges of the elements being stitched to the material of the blouse and to the belt, the lower edges of the elements being free, there being buttonholes in the element-s, a member attached to the inside of the back of the blouse above the line of the belt, said member being attached to the blouse at its ends only the central part of the member being free of the blouse, a suspender' secured to the free portion of the member, there being a buttonhole near the free extremity of the suspender, the buttonholes of the elements and suspender being in approximate alinernent.

`ing a buttonhole for engagement With a button in the fly opening of the trousers.

This specification signed and witnessed this 17th day of March, 1921.

Witnesses:

JAMES F. CoLEIAN, FREDERIC B. CHANDLER.

GEORGE W. PEASE. 

